Allegorical Collection (page 3)

Calligraphic title page in black and red
Calligraphic title reading A Series of Antient Allegorical Historical and Legendary Paintings which were uncovered in the summer of 1802 on the walls of the Chapel of the Trinity at Stratford upon

Classical allegorical statue of the River Nile, with old man and cornucopia, above images of crocodiles, hippopotami, etc

Allegorical representation of Africa, showing a woman lying on a blanket on top of a lion and bushel of wheat, with hieroglyph-covered buildings and columns in the background

Classical figures and coins with allegorical representations of Africa, including a woman with an elephant-head helmet and cornucopia

Death Crowning Innocence by G F Watts. circa 1888

Cinderella stamp, British Industries Fair, White City, 1922
Cinderella stamp, British Industries Fair, White City, London, 27 February to 10 March 1922. 1922

War Memorial, Grove Park, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset. circa 1920s

War Memorial, Northernhay Gardens, Exeter, Devon, with wreaths. Date: circa 1925

Historical procession, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Historical-allegorical procession, Rembrandt events, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 1906, with a horse-drawn float and people in costume. Date: 1906

Patriotic poster, Be British and Buy British
Patriotic poster, Buy British campaign -- Be British and Buy British (quoting a speech by the Lord Chancellor at the Guildhall on 9 November 1931)

Allegorical Representation of America
An allegorical representation of the products and inhabitants of America; various Native American men and women crowd by a small fortified wall by the water, carrying or moving animals, products

American recruitment poster, Columbia Calls, WW1
American recruitment poster, poem by Frances Adams Halsted, design by Vincent Aderente, Columbia Calls, Enlist Now for US Army, First World War. circa 1916

Peace Plate, designed by W H Goss, to celebrate the end of the First World War. circa 1919

French postwar poster, finance for reconstruction
French postwar poster, design by Rene Lelong, Credit National, finance for reconstruction after the First World War. circa 1920

Verdun -- On ne passe pas, by Louis Mattei
Verdun -- On ne passe pas (They shall not pass), original plaster maquette by Louis Octave Joseph Mattei, First World War. circa 1917

Monument in Avenida da Liberdade, Lisbon, Portugal
Monument in Avenida da Liberdade (Liberty Avenue), Lisbon, Portugal, marking the beginning of the Portuguese Restoration War against Spain (1640-1668). Date: circa 1930

Monument to Marques de Sa da Bandeira, Lisbon, Portugal
Monument to Marques de Sa da Bandeira (1795-1876), Lisbon, Portugal. He was a nobleman and politician who served as Prime Minister five times and was a defender of the abolition of slavery

Patriotic group in national costume, with Britannia
Patriotic group in national costume, including Scottish and Welsh, with boy scouts and a Britannia figure -- possibly for Empire Day celebrations. Date: circa 1910

Poster, Munich Olympics, Germany, 1936
Poster advertising the Munich Olympics, Germany, 16 August to 3 September 1936. Date: 1936

ITS A WOMANS WORLD
A feminist view of our planet - The World, surrounded by Emblematical Females. Date: circa 1800

Ceres - Demeter Crane 1889
Ceres (Demeter), a symbol of harvest time. Date: 1906

ROYALTY, EPISCOPACY, LAW
Royalty, episcopacy and law: George I depicted with a guinea coin for his head, a bishop, and a lawyer with a mallet for a head. Date: 1722

Dancing Women Wedgwood
The Dancing Hours. Date: 18th century

Catalogue title page 1851
The allegorical title page of the Official Catalogue to the exhibition shows how the artist and the architect, the scientist and the workman join forces for the common good. Date: 1851

MINING GNOMES
Allegorical depiction of mining, showing two of the little folk traditionally associated with mining Date: circa 1890

ALLEGORY OF MINING
Allegorical depiction of mining, showing two of the little folk traditionally associated with mining, and various tools Date: circa 1890

ALLEGORY OF MECHANICS
LA MECANIQUE allegorical design depicting the angel of mechanics, fire in one hand, a locomotive in the other, against a background of machinery Date: circa 1890

MACHINES ALLEGORISED
LA MECANIQUE allegorical design depicting the angel of mechanics, fire in one hand, a locomotive in the other, against a background of machinery Date: circa 1890

NUN & CHORUS-GIRL NUN & CHORUS-GIRL
The NUN and the CHORUS-GIRL are both welcome in Heaven Date: 1866

MILLENNIUM / CHERUB & TIME MILLENNIUM / CHERUB & TIME
Allegorical illustration of the new year (as a cherub) holding Father Times scythe. Date: 1887

DEATH / DO US PART (C15)
Allegorical representation of death seperating two lovers - Til Death Do Us Part.... Date: 15th Century

CONCEPTS / PHILOSOPHY / C15
Allegorical representation of Philosophy (the lady) accompanied by the writer and philosopher, Boece Date: 15th Century

TRIUMPH OF VIRTUE
The triumph of virtue

ASTRONOMY ALLEGORY
Allegorical representation of the astronomical sciences Date: 1702

The Triumph of Death In the midst of life... a reminder that Death is waiting for us all... Date: 14th century

The Kings Liverpool Regiment War Memorial, Liverpool, relating to conflicts in Afghanistan (1878-1880), Burma (1885-1887) and South Africa (1899-1902). Date: circa 1905

Diploma of Honour, International Exhibition, Argentina
Diploma of Honour, International Railway Centenary Exhibition (1810-1910), Buenos Aires, Republic of Argentina, South America. Date: 1910

Old Father Time and The Times (Le Temps) Newspaper, as well as other time-keeping mechanisms including an hourglass and a sundial. Date: circa 1890s

Ara Pacis Augustae. Goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of troph
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Dated 13th century BC. Figure of the goddess Roma, sitting on a pile of trophy weapons. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panel
Roman Art. Italy. Ara Pacis Augustae. Tellus panel. Relief depicting Tellus nursing Romulus and Remus. Dated 13 BC. Museum of the Ara Pacis. Rome. Italy

Mother Denmark, 1851, by Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819-18
Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann (1819-1881). Polish-Danish painter. Mother Denmark, 1851. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Copenhagen. Denmark

Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by
Charles V (1500-1558). King of Spain and Emperor of Germany. Allegory of the Holy Roman Empire under Emperor Charles V by Maarten van Heemskerck (1498-1574)

Divine Comedy. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross t
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx in the boat of Phlegyas

Divine Comedy. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil in the tomb of Pope Anastasius. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

WWI Poster, Take up the Sword of Justice
Design by Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), Take Up the Sword of Justice, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster. One of the most popular, much plagiarised posters of WW1

Recruitment poster, Wake Up America!, WW1
First World War recruitment poster, Wake Up America! Civilization Calls Every Man Woman and Child! Showing an allegorical female figure in a stars and stripes costume

Polish-American poster, united in the fight, WW1
A Polish-American poster during the First World War, with the Polish and American flags, and portraits of Tadeusz Kosciuszko, George Washington, Woodrow Wilson

Franco-Italian Convention of 1902
French President Emile Francois Loubet (1838-1929) and the King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy - a allegorical card showing the increased unity of purpose of the two nations

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